How To Create More Hours In The Day

Time is what we want most, but what we use worst." -William Penn

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Today's topic in the Skip-Level Strategies Newsletter is about time management for effective leadership. Of course, I still haven't figured out how to make more hours show up in the day, but you can be strategic to quickly free up more time for what's important. I love this week's quote by William Penn - it's such a real-life description of our relationship with time.

The best leaders not only manage their teams well but also their time. This applies whether you're an organization head or an individual contributor. Mastering time management is key to enhancing productivity, reducing stress, and maintaining healthy boundaries.

Improve your time management with this week's strategy.

5-MINUTE STRATEGY

• Assess your typical workday. Identify any time-consuming tasks that offer little value.
• For each task, imagine how it might be possible to eliminate it, delegate it, or automate it (Focus on low value tasks - I'm not talking about cutting out your 1-on-1s or reflection time!)
• List the effort required to either eliminate, delegate, or automate each task from lowest effort to highest effort.
• Commit to one low-effort change this week that will free up more of your time for high-impact leadership activities.

Why this matters: We each only have 24 hours in the day, and effective time management is crucial for your goals as a leader (and human!). It ensures you’re focusing on the tasks that actually matter and leading more efficiently and effectively.

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